Fence



(No Model.) W S SUTTON PENSE. No. 449,602. Patented Mar. 31 1891.

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VILLIAM SHERMAN SUTTON, OF BOUNDARY CITY, INDIANA.

FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters atent No. 449,602, dated March 31, 1891.

Application tiled August 9, 1890. Serial No. 361,529. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM lSHERMAN SUT TON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Boundary City, in the county of Jay and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fences; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it ap' pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereomwhich form a part of this specification.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of the fence in side elevation. Fig. 2 is a cross-section. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the overlooking rail broken. Fig. 4 is a top view of same, showing one end.

This invention relates to rail fences; and it consists in the novel construction and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, the letters A indicate overlooking stakes or posts crossing in like manner in opposite directions. These stakes are iirst set up in constructing the fence and receive between the upper crotch the notched ends of an overlooking rail B and the ends of the riders O, the whole being wired together, as at a. Two vertical rail-holding posts E are set up oppositely, one on each side of the fence and wired together, as at c, with the stakes A and the lowernotched end of the overlooking rail B, the latter being held between the lower crotch of said stakes and resting upon the top railD of the fence proper when thelatter are in position.

The lower ends of the posts E are wired together, as at d, the said wire supporting the ends of the bottom rails of the fence, the ends of the top railsD resting in a similar manner upon a wire band g, drawn around the upper ends of the posts E to prevent the latter from spreading and at the same time holding the said rail D, and the notched end of the over locking rail well up into the lower crotch when the wires hereinbefore mentioned are twisted in position.

The overlooking rails B are adapted one to each panel and incline from the top crotch of the first series of overlooking stakes or posts Aupper crotch.

A, to and between the lower crotch of the succeeding` series, and are provided with notches Il z', one on each side at either end of said rail. These notches are beveled from opposite sides toward the lower edge of the rail to adapt them to receive the inclined upper faces of the stakes A when Well set between the crotches of the latter, thus preventing all sagging or vertical displacement of the fence when properlybound in position.

Vith the completion of the fence it will be observed that the top binding-wire a passes over the passing ends of the riders on one side of the stakes A, and around the latter to the opposite side beneath the said riders and the ends twisted together, thus securely holding the notched overlocking-rail end down to close engagement with the stakes A in the The opposite or lower notched end of the overlocking rail is held in a similar manner by the wire band c, which at the same time embraces the vertical rail-holding posts E, and this, together with the lower wire and the wire ct, holds the parts together in a compact and iirm manner, rendering the fence almost entirely self-supporting.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- .The herein-described fence, comprising the overlooking stakes or posts, the top notched riders wired in the upper crotch thereof, the inclined lower riders having the oppositelybeveled notches cut in either side of each end, said notches corresponding to the incline of said stakes and having one end resting in the upper crotch of one pair of said overlooking stakes, its opposite end wired in the lower crotch of the succeeding pair and resting on the rails proper, the beveled notches in said rider engaging the said stakes, the vertical rail holding posts E on either side, the supporting-wire d, and the binding wire c, securing said vertical posts, the overlocking stakes, and the lower end of the inclined rider, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence oftwo witnesses.

XVILLIAM SHERMAN SUTTON.

Witnesses:

OSBERN NEEDLER, GEO. D. ALLEN. 

